Have you ever felt like all of your interactions in a day feel like they are mid-sentence? As if everyone else has some context you are missing? As if you are running behind?
Recently I’ve begun to see these feels as signals. Signals that I can invite myself to take time to arrive.
What this looks like
It can certainly vary based on the person and based on the context. For example the specifics that I do in a work context are different than when I’m at home by myself. The key, for me, is reconnecting with the present moment. I often do this through conscious breathing. There is something so reassuring about the presence of our breath. It can become quite short when we rush through our interactions. Slowing down my breath can have a profound effect on the tempo of my day. Another go-to for me are grounding techniques such as feeling the seat I am sitting in. Feeling the ground that I’m standing on.
So if today feels a bit like you are running behind, I invite you to take time to arrive and see if that just doesn’t actually help things settle a bit.
How about you? What things help you connect with the present as you are going about your day?